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What they're saying: “This [was] very much about politics and political messaging, and you saw that with some of the people voting present,” said Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), the chair of the centrist New Democrat Coalition, which supported the resolution.
New Dems are committed to working with reasonable Republicans to deliver on issues for the American people
It’s clear the Democratic party is the one setting our country and economy up for long-term success.
If Democrats hold the majority in the House of Representatives next month, it will be because of the electoral success of moderate New Democrat Coalition (NewDem) members and endorsed candidates—just as they were the key in gaining the majority in 2018 and holding it in 2020.
As chair of the New Democrat Coalition, a congressional pro-choice caucus leader, and former businesswoman, I know that protecting Americans' freedom requires an all hands-on-deck approach with Congress, state legislatures, courts, and the private sector working to reverse the damage of the Supreme Court's decision.
A coalition of moderate House Democrats is urging the party to fight harder to combat inflation, calling for action on issues ranging from tariffs to immigration and drug prices.
New Dems have defended democracy and governed for the majority of Americans since 1997. Twenty-five years ago, our Coalition was founded by a group of House Democrats who were fed up with the gridlock in Washington.
BY REP. BRAD SCHNEIDER (D-ILL.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR
AS PUBLISHED IN THE HILL
We hear it from both sides: “The middle is shrinking and the Dems are losing their center!’
Democrats defeated President Donald J. Trump and captured the Senate last year with a racially diverse coalition that delivered victories by tiny margins in key states like Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.
Democrats emerged from the 2020 election with full control of the federal government and a pile of lingering questions. In private, party leaders and strategists have been wrestling with a quandary: Why was President Biden’s convincing victory
“The [New Democrat] Coalition is a group of moderate Democrats who want to get things done,” he said. “We’re less about ideology, and more about getting things done. We want to work across the aisle.”……
There are a number of contests in swing and right-leaning districts that are not only poised to expand the Democratic majority but actually tell the true story of liberal politics today…
While the media has made much of progressives prevailing in Democratic primaries, the reality is quite different. “For every one of those progressive triumphs, two moderate Democrats survived challenges in blue districts,”
In 2018 Democrats flipped 41 Republican House seats, 23 of them in districts that Donald Trump won in 2016. This year Democrats are hoping those midterm wins stick for a second round…
By Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.), Opinion Contributor, The Hill
Last month, President Trump declared that Republicans would “easily take back the House.” But one year out from the midterms and one year from the 2020 election, I know he’s flat out wrong.
By Dani Thibodeau and Jessica Tarlov, Mic
The most glaring is the results of the 2018 midterm elections, which brought a “blue wave” to Washington stacked with moderate representatives from conservative states like Georgia and Kansas.
By Jessica Tarlov, Opinion Contributor, The Hill
The question of electability still tops the list of concerns for many [presidential primary] voters…But there are some folks who know who can win because they’ve done it themselves.
By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press
This is a story about a different kind of squad.
Spanberger is part of a group of first-term female representatives with national security backgrounds who flipped Republican seats last year and matter most on questions of impeachment and Democratic control.
Moderate New Democrat Coalition wants to talk with hopefuls about issues important to their voters
By Simone Pathé, Roll Call
The New Democrat Coalition, the largest ideological group in the House Democratic caucus, is sending a letter to all the Democratic presidential candidates on Thursday requesting individual meetings with them…
NewDem Action Fund Sends Open Letter Inviting All Democratic Presidential Candidates to Meet with Coalition
By Representative Derek Kilmer and Representative Ami Bera
Dear Presidential Candidate,
On behalf of the New Democrat Coalition, we invite you to meet with our Coalition
Bold progressives are getting the attention, but the Democratic Party owes control of the House to moderates like Mikie Sherrill. Whose agenda will prevail?
By Michael Kruse, Politico Magazine
The best-known new member of Congress is obviously the ubiquitous
Most of the new Democrats in the House are more moderate than you think.
By Ella Nilsen and Dylan Scott, Vox
National attention has focused on a handful of young, left-wing first-time members of Congress elected to safe seats. But realistically, the future of the House lies with a larger group of Democrats who eked out narrow wins in newly purple districts.
“Most of the freshmen come from swing districts,” said Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), who beat four-term incumbent Republican Leonard Lance by 5 points in 2018. “We come from places where voters want us to focus on getting things done that can actually be achieved.”
By Geoffrey Skelley, FiveThirtyEight
The progressive wing of the Democratic caucus has attracted a fair amount of attention, as it will presumably wield far more power than it did the last time Democrats controlled the House in 2010.
By Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Opinion Contributor, The Hill
When the 2016 election wrapped, no one would have predicted that Democrats would take back 30 House seats (and counting) just two years later. And yet, as final votes are tallied in yet-uncalled districts, here we are.